hax
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Phonetic respelling of hacks.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hax (uncountable)
- (slang, computing) Hacks, hacking.
- OMG, hax! That player just ran through a solid wall.
- (gaming) Crucial luck-based events in battles.
- The third critical hit in a row! You only win because of hax!
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Internet Slang Dictionary: an Authoritative Guide to Understanding Internet Slang and Netspeak, by Ryan Jones, Lulu.com, 2006, page 61 [1]
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English hax (“hack”) (popularized by Counter-Strike), from English hack. In some use since the late 2000s, the second meaning becoming popular in the 2010s among teenagers.
Noun[edit]
hax n
- (slang, computing) an act of cheating
- (slang) something unexpectedly great (often something that can only be accessed if one knows where to look for it)
Lolopo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Loloish *(k)-rwakᴴ (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Nuosu ꀉꉌ (ax hxie), Burmese ကြွက် (krwak), Cholim Tangsa juh, Chepang रोक्युः (rok.yuʔ) .
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hax
- (Yao'an) rat
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